योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-12

अपूर्वमेतदाख्यानं ममामरभयप्रद ।
कथयापनयास्माकं हृद्व्योम्नः संशयाम्बुदम् ॥ १२ ॥

apūrvametadākhyānaṃ mamāmarabhayaprada ,
kathayāpanayāsmākaṃ hṛdvyomnaḥ saṃśayāmbudam 12

12. apūrvam etat ākhyānam mama amara-bhaya-prada |
kathaya apanaya asmākam hṛd-vyomnaḥ saṃśaya-ambudam ||

12. amara-bhaya-prada mama etat ākhyānam apūrvam
kathaya asmākam hṛd-vyomnaḥ saṃśaya-ambudam apanaya

12. This tale is unprecedented and causes fear to the immortals for me. Please narrate it and remove the cloud of doubt from the sky of our hearts.

Words meanings summery:

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, extraordinary, novel

• एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this, that)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - tale, narrative, story

• मम (mama) - for me (indicating effect on Bali) (my, to me)

• अमर-भय-प्रद (amara-bhaya-prada) - causing fear to the gods (immortals) (giving fear to the immortals)

• कथय (kathaya) - narrate, tell

• अपनय (apanaya) - dispel (the cloud of doubt) (remove, take away, dispel)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of our (hearts) (our, of us)

• हृद्-व्योम्नः (hṛd-vyomnaḥ) - from the mind/consciousness (from the sky of the heart)

• संशय-अम्बुदम् (saṁśaya-ambudam) - cloud of doubt

Words meanings and morphology

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, extraordinary, novel

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - not having existed before, unprecedented, new, unique

Negative compound (na + pūrva).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pūrva – former, previous, ancient
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'ākhyānam'.

एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies 'ākhyānam'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - tale, narrative, story

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - tale, narrative, story, legend

From ā + √khyā (to tell).

Prefix: ā

Root: √khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first sentence, or object of an implied verb.

मम (mama) - for me (indicating effect on Bali) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

अमर-भय-प्रद (amara-bhaya-prada) - causing fear to the gods (immortals) (giving fear to the immortals)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amara-bhaya-prada

amara-bhaya-prada - giving/causing fear to the gods/immortals

Tatpurusha compound: amara (immortal) + bhaya (fear) + prada (giving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+bhaya+prada)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  a (not) + mara (dying).
  Prefix: a
  Root: √mṛ (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhī (to fear).
  Root: √bhī (class 3)
• prada – giving, bestowing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra + √dā (to give).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the "tale" (ākhyānam).

कथय (kathaya) - narrate, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √kath

Imperative Active

Causative of √kath (or denominative verb from kathā).

Root: √kath (class 10)

अपनय (apanaya) - dispel (the cloud of doubt) (remove, take away, dispel)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of apa + √nī

Imperative Active

From √nī (to lead) with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: √nī (class 1)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of our (hearts) (our, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun.

हृद्-व्योम्नः (hṛd-vyomnaḥ) - from the mind/consciousness (from the sky of the heart)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of hṛd-vyoman

hṛd-vyoman - heart-space, mind-sky

Tatpurusha compound: hṛd (heart) + vyoman (sky/space).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛd+vyoman)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vi + √yu (class 1)

Note: Ablative of separation from 'saṃśaya-ambudam'.

संशय-अम्बुदम् (saṁśaya-ambudam) - cloud of doubt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya-ambuda

saṁśaya-ambuda - cloud of doubt

Tatpurusha compound: saṃśaya (doubt) + ambuda (cloud).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃśaya+ambuda)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + √śī (to doubt).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √śī (class 2)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound ambas (water) + da (giver).
  Root: √dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'apanaya'.